Insert table button &
Modify table properties button		 TOC

The insert table button and edit table properties button open the window shown below.
This action enables you to create (or edit existing) tables.
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General Settings
The current default settings are enough to create a table.  All other settings are optional.
 

 
General Field descriptions:

Columns The number of columns in the new table. (Required)
Note if you are editing an existing table, the number of columns will be insensitive, you must add or remove columns from existing tables with the add or remove column buttons.
Insert Column Before Current Selected Column
Insert Column After Current Selected Column
Delete Current Selected Column
 
Rows The number of rows in the new table. (Required)
Note if you are editing an existing table, the number of rows will be insensitive, you must add or remove rows from existing tables with the add or remove row buttons.
Insert Row Before Current Selected Row
Insert Row After Current Selected Row
Delete Current Selected Row
Cellpadding Number of pixels between the contents of a cell and it's border.  For example the following table displays a border of width 5 and cellpadding = 10.  Note the space around 'A1' and the border of the cell.
A1 A2
B1 B2
Here is the same table but with cellpadding = 0.  Note that the border of each cell is immediately next to the contents of each cell.
A1 A2
B1 B2
 
Cellspacing Number of pixels between cell borders.  For example the following table displays a border of width 5 and cellspacing = 10.  Note the space around the cell containing 'A1'.
A1 A2
B1 B2
Here is the same table but with cellspacing = 0.  Note that the border of each cell is immediately next to the contents of each cell.
A1 A2
B1 B2
 
Alignment Used to describe the location of the table on the page.  To change the alignment of the items inside of the cells, use the cell properties button. Read more about cell properties.
Border Width (number of pixels) of the border around the table.   For example the following table displays a border of width 10.  Note the thick border around the entire table.
A1 A2
B1 B2
Here is the same table but with border = 1.  Note the thin border around the entire table.
A1 A2
B1 B2
Width Defines the width (number of pixels) of the entire table.  For example the following table has a width of 100.
A1 A2
B1 B2
Here is the same table but width is set to 50.
A1 A2
B1 B2
Height Defines the height (number of pixels) of the entire table.  For example the following table has a height of 100.
A1 A2
B1 B2
Here is the same table but height is set to 50.
A1 A2
B1 B2

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Advanced Settings

 

 
Advanced Field descriptions:
Id Identifier of the table, useful when writing scripts that reference the table - not necessary for most users.
Summary Not Used
Style Reflects all of the general, color, and background settings, we do not recommend making edits to this field as they will get over-written by changes to any of the general settings, colors selections, or background image.
Language Direction Not Used
Language Code Not Used
Background Image Used to fill an image into the background of the table.  Click on the button to the right of the background image field to select a background image, or manually type the URL of the image you wish to use as your background into this field (don't forget to start with 'http://')
Border Color Defines the color of the table border (in hex format: '#ffffff').  To select a color, open the color selection dialog by clicking on the box to the right of the color field.
Background Color Defines the color of the table background (in hex format: '#ffffff'). To select a color, open the color selection dialog by clicking on the box to the right of the color field.

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How to Edit Background Images and Color Schemes
 
The most important thing to remember about your border colors and background images is that they are defined by placing tables inside of tables. To edit the background images and colors of the tables scroll down to the very bottom of your bio.
 
It should look something like this:

 
First click in the outer most border, just inside the dashed lines.  This selects (or activates) the outer most table (shown here in really dark brown).  Next, go up to the top of the bio editor and select the modify table properties button.
 
The modify table properties will open a dialog that looks like this:

 
Start by clicking on the "Advanced" tab at the top of the dialog.  Notice the current "Background color" displayed matches that of the selected table. Click on the color preview box as show in step 4 above to open the color selection dialog and pick a new color. Step 4b (not show above) notice the dialog also has a space for your "Background Image". If you click the little icon to the right of the "Background Image" blank, that will bring up the background selection dialog to let you change the background image of the current table. When you are finished editing the color and background image in this dialog, be sure to click update (step 5 above).
 
Now that you have edited the outermost table, it's time to activate the next table as shown in step 6 below:

 
Again after you select the table you wish to edit, go up to the toolbar and pick the modify table properties button again.
 
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